Being new to town is an adventure on its own, but I'm quickly finding some extremely friendly people and some of the tastiest foods around the city. Today I decided to go and try a hot dog place everyone's been raving about.
I don't shy away from a good hot dog but being from the west side it's hard to find anything that can beat a Seattle dog outside of T-Mobile Park...
So, I was grabbing some food from 7-11 today. Large Pepsi and a couple of hot dogs since they were two for three dollars but these chips caught my eye. 'Hot Dog' flavored potato chips. I do like chips, but do they really taste like hot dogs?
In recent years, 4th of July celebrations have also become synonymous with food eating competitions. Pie eating contests, watermelon eating contests and, probably the most popular, hot dog eating contests. Nothing says 'America' like shoving hot dogs down your gullet, and in mass consumption in record time.
When we were first introduced to the Dragon Dog it was just a really expensive item on the menu at DougieDog Hot Dogs in Vancouver, Canada.
But now the $100 Frankfurter, a foot-long bratwurst topped with kobe beef, truffle oil, fresh lobster and hundred-year-old Louis XIII cognac, has been officially recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the most expensive hot dog in world.
You may have seen the sign on Washington when you were heading towards Toys R Us or GameStop that Photo Haus now sells hot dogs and spuds. When opening a new restaurant, inside the Photo Haus is probably the last place I'd think to place a hot dog stand so I was immediately interested. You can imagine how much more I was intrigued that it wasn't just hot dogs and spuds, but you could get them toge
In an age where dynasties are few and far between, Joey Chestnut has dominated his sport like few others.
Best of all, he let's the success go straight to his belly.